By: Yassmine ElSayed
CAIRO, Jan. 28 (SEE) - US President Donald Trump ironically commented on a new announcement of Presidential candidacy.
Howard Schultz, The former CEO of coffee chain Starbucks announced he is "seriously considering" running for president.
In a series of tweets, he said the current two political parties in the US were "more pided than ever".."Let's discuss how we can come together to create opportunities for more people," he posted.
Schultz, who stepped down as the firm's boss last year, says he is considering running as a centrist independent candidate in 2020.
President Donald Trump responded to Mr Schultz's comments in a morning tweet, saying: "Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President! Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the “smartest person.” Besides, America already has that! I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!".
According to BBC, Mr Schultz, a former espresso machine salesman, grew up in public housing in Brooklyn, New York.
He started working for the original Seattle Starbucks chain back in 1982 when it only had 11 outlets selling coffee beans.
He acquired the company in 1987 and by the time he stepped down in 2018, it had grown to 28,000 cafe in 77 countries around the world.
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